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- From: MARTINEZ JF
- Subject: Re: GNU-C recompiled minix wanted
- Comments: To: info-minix@udel.edu
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- In article <1992Sep3.103808.12710@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> vromano@nyx.cs.du.edu
- (Vincenzo Romano) writes:
- >>I'm looking for a copy of the Minix Operating System recompiled by using
- >>the GNU-C compiler. I already own the Minix 1.5 but I'm sure that on my
- >>386sx machine such a recompiled OS should be faster, isn't it?
- >
- >>Can anyone help me? Can anyone tell me where I can FTP this OS or,at least
- >>a pre-compiled minix port of the GNU-C?
-
- >As far as I know, there is no gcc-compiled version of PC-minix
- >available. Gcc won't even run on the basic minix setup: you have to
- >upgrade to 386-minix by Bruce Evans (this is a good idea anyway, as it
- >allows you to run other programs that won't work under normal minix
- >otherwise). The 386-patches are available (or were when I got them) at
- >least from plains.nodak.edu, (/pub/minix/oz/ I think).
-
- >If you don't have to run minix, you could be better off trying out linux
- >or 386bsd instead: they give you everything minix does and then some
- >(and is compiled using gcc). For good performance you need at least 4MB
- >of memory, though, or you'll swap your brains out trying to run all the
- >GNU software. Read comp.os.linux/comp.unix.bsd for additional info.
-
- > Linus
-
-
- Mr Linus is wrong. There is a 32 bits Minix available from the
- Minix Centre (Look at the FAQ for details). It IS compiled with gcc
- except the kernel proper compiled with Bcc.
-
- GCC generates only 32 bits code but before MINIX puts itself in
- protected mode you must use only instructions in the 16 bits set.
- So you need a compiler able to generate both 32 and 16 bits code(BCC).
- Both compilers are included with the system.
-
- I have it only since last Friday so I haven't had time to extensive
- performance tests but gcc being a better compiler than ACK it is no
- doubt faster.
-
- It supports virtual terminals and comes with micro-emacs and man pages.
- And GCC runs very well on it provided you have 2 Megs for it alone.
-
- MARTINEZ
-
- Signature still not fully debugged.
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